A Classic Dobsonian – handmade telescope

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A Classic Dobsonian – handmade telescope

37763444 9Def365387 T From MAKE’s Terrie Miller! One of the hand-made telescopes at John Dobson’s 90th birthday party (Aug. 27, 2005 at the Randall Museum in San Francisco). Dobson pioneered this easy-to-make telescope design and co-founded the San Francisco Sidewalk Astronomers. (See more in this set.) Link.

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